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This set contains some of Sibelius’ best and most unfamiliar work, as well as some pretty utilitarian cantatas and patriotic songs (in multiple versions). Still,
This entry in BIS’s projected 13-volume Sibelius Edition offers all of the popular tone poems as well as a few that are not so familiar,
To the small body of concerted works for trumpet come these three amazing compositions that go a long way to redefine the genre. H.K. Gruber’s
It’s usually interesting to hear one composer’s take on another’s work, but this release is only fitfully pleasing. The Rite has the kind of clarity
The repertoire on Caprice may border on “pops”, yet it provides a wide-ranging showcase for British trumpeter Alison Balsom’s extraordinary instrumental prowess. Listen to her
What is going on with Neeme Järvi? Back in his “glory days”, when he was recording everything under the sun for Chandos, he offered some
Sofia Gubaidulina takes herself terribly seriously. Neither of her two most-admired composers, Webern and Shostakovich, are exactly laugh-a-minute types, although Shostakovich might have suggested some
Neeme Järvi’s take on Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1 is fairly typical of this conductor–fast tempos and light textures, as well as an emphasis on the
Perhaps unsurprisingly, this new Sibelius cycle from Neeme Järvi is a mixed bag, and by no means a unilateral improvement over his previous BIS cycle,
After a couple of relatively unimpressive releases in what should have been a fine Tchaikovsky cycle, Neeme Järvi and the Gothenburgers hit their stride and
